Release and Promotion
On a Clear Night was released 28 April 2007 on Eleven. It debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart and stayed on the chart for 39 weeks. By 12 June it had sold 35,627 units and was eventually certified triple platinum. It peaked at No. 14 on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) albums chart. The first single from the album was "Steer", released as an extended play (EP) on 14 April 2007. It debuted on the ARIA singles chart at No. 1 and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks. "Where I Stood" was released 4 August and entered the chart (and peaked) at No. 10. "Peachy" was released for digital download only on 10 November 2007. Higgins spent November and December promoting the album in Australia on her For One Night Only Tour, taking in Cairns, Sydney and Perth. She was joined on some dates by You Am I lead singer, Tim Rogers.
Eleven's president and Higgins' manager John Watson noted that her first album, The Sound of White had achieved limited success in North America. He said, "There's high name recognition there ... but not a high song recognition." To promote On a Clear Night, he sought placement of its songs in US films and television shows. "Where I Stood" featured in Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters, Lipstick Jungle, Smallville, The Hills, Men in Trees and So You Think You Can Dance. Higgins toured the US from July–October 2007 with her new material. The album was released in the US on 26 February 2008 on the Warner Bros. label. It reached No. 193 on the Billboard 200. Higgins then spent 10 months of 2008 in the US promoting the album and toured as a support act with the Indigo Girls and then Ben Folds.
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